Chief Financial Officer

JR United Kingdom; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth, private equity-backed professional services business is seeking a dynamic CFO. This pivotal role involves defining financial strategy, leading financial operations, and overseeing compliance. If you have a strong background in consulting and are ready to drive growth and value creation, we would like to meet you.

Qualifications

• Prior CFO experience in a PE-backed environment.
• Proven track record scaling a professional services or consulting business.
• Strong understanding of recurring revenue and utilisation-based metrics.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute financial strategy aligned to value creation.
• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Build and lead a high-performing finance function.

Skills

Strategic vision

Operational rigour

Leadership

Financial strategy execution

Engaging with investors

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

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Private Equity | Professional Services | Recurring Revenue – Time based billings

Location: Cambridge

Radley Green is exclusively partnering with a high-growth, PE-backed professional services business in the healthcare sector to appoint a dynamic CFO.

With revenues of ~£50m and EBITDA at £9m, the business has strong momentum and a clear plan to grow EBITDA to £15m within the next 2–3 years. To support this ambitious trajectory, we're seeking a commercially astute, PE-proven CFO with deep experience in scaling time-based billing models within consulting or professional services environments.

What We're Looking For:

This is a pivotal role for a CFO who thrives in fast-paced, private equity-backed businesses. You'll bring a blend of strategic vision, operational rigour, and credibility with both investors and leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute financial strategy aligned to value creation and growth.
• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Bring discipline and controls to time-based billing operations.
• Build and lead a high-performing finance function.
• Oversee risk, compliance, and commercial governance.

The Ideal Candidate:

• A qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with prior CFO experience in a PE-backed environment.
• Proven track record scaling a professional services or consulting business with a time-based billing model.
• Strong understanding of recurring revenue and utilisation-based metrics.
• Confident engaging with investors and boards; strategic yet hands-on when needed.

If you're a high-impact CFO ready to take a business through its next phase of growth while creating meaningful equity value, we’d love to speak with you.